Dec 9, 2024

Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 17

The details of the story of David and Goliath are familiar.  Goliath stood about nine and a half feet tall ... his armor weighed 125 lbs ... the head of his spear weighed 16 lbs ... he was an undefeated champion in the kind of one-on-one battles he was suggesting with Israel’s...

Dec 1, 2024

Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 22:1-10

King Josiah was the 16th king of Judah and shone as one of the brightest stars in the galaxy of the kings of the southern kingdom.  He was the grandson of King Manasseh.  He ruled Judah for 31 years (640-609 B.C.) and the Biblical text gives him the following, rare, commendation …...

Nov 24, 2024

Scripture Reading: 2 Chronicles 33:1-20

Manasseh was the 14th king of the southern kingdom of Judah and was the son of King Hezekiah.  His 55-year reign was the longest kingship in Judah's history, but it was characterized by a level of idolatry and corruption that exceeded the godless nations which God had driven out...

Nov 18, 2024

Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 18:1-8

Hezekiah was the 13th king of the southern kingdom of Judah, ruling in the last quarter of the 8th century before Christ (715-686 B.C.).  He was the most Godly king since David ruled, nearly 300 years earlier.  The description of Hezekiah is glowing.  "He did what was right in the eyes...

Nov 10, 2024

Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 14:23-29

Jeroboam II was the 14th king of the northern kingdom of Israel.  He had a long reign of 41 years and enjoyed security, and even the expansion of his kingdom.  It was the most prosperous time in the history of the northern kingdom. 

2 Kings 14;23-29 tell us of the material success of...